Blab! #13
(Autumn 2002)

Fantagraphics, 1997 Series
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Price
19.95 USD; 29.95 CAD
Pages
124
On-sale Date
2002
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Brand
Fantagraphics Books [double border, sans serif]
ISBN
1-56097-500-8 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781560975007 51995
Editing
Monte Beauchamp (credited) (editor)

[Le Grande Blab Hotel] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
George Eisner (credited) (painting)
Inks
George Eisner (credited) (painting)
Colors
George Eisner (credited) (painting)
Letters
George Eisner (credited) (painting)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Lou Brooks (credited)
Inks
Lou Brooks (credited)

Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Peter Hoey ?; Maria Hoey ?
Inks
Peter Hoey ?; Maria Hoey ?
Letters
typeset

Kekkonen In the Belly of the Whale (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Matti Hagelberg (credited); Jukka Heiskanen (credited) (translation)
Pencils
Matti Hagelberg (credited) (scratch cardboard)
Inks
Matti Hagelberg (credited) (scratch cardboard)
Letters
?

Characters
Urho Kekkonen; Pinocchio

My Sweetheart (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Laurent Bouhnik (credited as L. Bouhnik)
Pencils
Walter Minus (credited as W. Minus)
Inks
Walter Minus (credited as W. Minus)
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Story told using full-page pinup illustrations.

Job's Eye (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Fraser (credited as Douglas Fraser)
Pencils
Doug Fraser (credited as Douglas Fraser)
Letters
Doug Fraser (credited as Douglas Fraser)

Indexer Notes

No inks, completed in raw pencil.

Song of the Panopticon (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Charles Paul Freund
Pencils
Peter Hoey; Maria Hoey (computer artwork)
Inks
Peter Hoey; Maria Hoey (computer artwork)
Colors
Peter Hoey; Maria Hoey (computer artwork)
Letters
Peter Hoey; Maria Hoey (computer artwork)

Characters
The Prisoner; The Watcher
Reprints

Helper (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Tim Biskup (credited as T. Biskup)
Pencils
Tim Biskup (credited as T. Biskup) (painting)
Inks
Tim Biskup (credited as T. Biskup) (painting)
Colors
Tim Biskup (credited as T. Biskup) (painting)
Letters
Tim Biskup (credited as T. Biskup) (painting)

Indexer Notes

A wordless story.

Rancid Love (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Stéphane Blanquet (credited as Blanquet)
Pencils
Stéphane Blanquet (credited as Blanquet) (painting)
Inks
Stéphane Blanquet (credited as Blanquet) (painting)
Colors
Stéphane Blanquet (credited as Blanquet) (painting)
Letters
?

Characters
Mr. He; Mrs. He

Indexer Notes

Story told using full-page illustrations.

Will All of My Teeth Fall Out? (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
The Clayton Brothers (credited) (joint name)
Pencils
The Clayton Brothers (credited) (painting, joint name)
Inks
The Clayton Brothers (credited) (painting, joint name)
Colors
The Clayton Brothers (credited) (painting, joint name)
Letters
The Clayton Brothers (credited) (painting, joint name)

Characters
Otis

Indexer Notes

Story told using full-page illustrations.

Old Man Tooke (Table of Contents: 10)

illustration / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Monte Beauchamp (credited)
Pencils
? (anonymous)
Inks
? (anonymous)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

A collage of small ads from old Johnson Smith catalogs. Accompanied by a brief text piece.

Ghost Sheep (Table of Contents: 11)

illustration / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Sue Coe (credited)
Pencils
Sue Coe (credited) (painting)
Inks
Sue Coe (credited) (painting)
Colors
Sue Coe (credited) (painting)
Letters
Sue Coe (credited)

Indexer Notes

A brief text piece combined with full-page illustrations.

The Mechanics of Nashville (Table of Contents: 12)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Henrik Drescher (credited) (painting + mixed media)
Inks
Henrik Drescher (credited) (painting + mixed media)
Colors
Henrik Drescher (credited) (painting + mixed media)
Letters
Henrik Drescher (credited)

Indexer Notes

A collage of painting, drawing and strips of various paper, canvas and other materials.

The Seamy River (Table of Contents: 13)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Jonathon Rosen (credited) (painting + drawing)
Inks
Jonathon Rosen (credited) (painting + drawing)
Colors
Jonathon Rosen (credited) (painting + drawing)
Letters
Jonathon Rosen (credited)

Beans and Bacon (Table of Contents: 14)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Christian Northeast (credited) (painting)
Inks
Christian Northeast (credited) (painting)
Colors
Christian Northeast (credited) (painting)

Get Comfortable With Dirty Girl (Table of Contents: 15)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Haley Johnson (credited) (painting)
Inks
Haley Johnson (credited) (painting)
Colors
Haley Johnson (credited) (painting)
Letters
Haley Johnson (credited) (painting)

8-2-4 (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Bartalos (credited)
Pencils
Michael Bartalos (credited) (painting)
Inks
Michael Bartalos (credited) (painting)
Colors
Michael Bartalos (credited) (painting)
Letters
typeset

13 Number 1 and 2 (Table of Contents: 17)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Gary Baseman (signed as Baseman) (painting)
Inks
Gary Baseman (signed as Baseman) (painting)
Colors
Gary Baseman (signed as Baseman) (painting)

I Wish I Met You Before (Table of Contents: 18)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Drew Friedman (credited)
Pencils
Drew Friedman (credited) (painting)
Inks
Drew Friedman (credited) (painting)
Colors
Drew Friedman (credited) (painting)
Letters
Drew Friedman (credited)

Deep Blue (Table of Contents: 19)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Peter Kuper (credited)
Pencils
Peter Kuper (credited) (painting)
Inks
Peter Kuper (credited) (painting)
Colors
Peter Kuper (credited) (painting)
Letters
Peter Kuper (credited)

Genre
biography
Characters
Peter Kuper; Sam; Adam
Keywords
autobiography

A Spy In the House of Madness (Table of Contents: 20)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Camille Rose Garcia (credited)
Pencils
Camille Rose Garcia (credited) (painting)
Inks
Camille Rose Garcia (credited) (painting)
Colors
Camille Rose Garcia (credited) (painting)
Letters
Camille Rose Garcia (credited) (typeset)

Characters
Mr. Clickity; Dr. Bombay

Indexer Notes

Story told using full-page illustrations.

The Joker (Table of Contents: 21)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Script
David Goldin (credited)
Pencils
David Goldin (credited)
Inks
David Goldin (credited)
Colors
David Goldin (credited)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Drawings combined with images of classic Joker playing cards. Includes a brief text piece.

Une Crise de Style (Table of Contents: 22)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Marc Rosenthal (credited)
Pencils
Marc Rosenthal (credited) (painting + watercolor)
Inks
Marc Rosenthal (credited) (painting + watercolor)
Colors
Marc Rosenthal (credited) (painting + watercolor)
Letters
Marc Rosenthal (credited)

The Ten Commandments (Table of Contents: 23)

illustration / 4 pages (report information)

Pencils
Fred Stonehouse (credited) (painting + paper collage)
Inks
Fred Stonehouse (credited) (painting + paper collage)
Colors
Fred Stonehouse (credited) (painting + paper collage)

Indexer Notes

A collage made from painted illustrations and various paper flotsam including old comics, children's books, classic advertising, medical books, used scholastic paper, etc.

An Elegy On the Death of a Hirsute Poet (Table of Contents: 24)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Greg Clarke (credited)
Pencils
Greg Clarke (credited) (watercolor)
Inks
Greg Clarke (credited) (watercolor)
Colors
Greg Clarke (credited) (watercolor)
Letters
Greg Clarke (credited)

Characters
Pierre Chevalier; Martine; Algerian Militant

The House On Wakefield Street (Table of Contents: 25)

Fred Toote' / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Spain Rodriguez (credited as Spain)
Pencils
Spain Rodriguez (credited as Spain)
Inks
Spain Rodriguez (credited as Spain)
Letters
Spain Rodriguez (credited as Spain)

Genre
biography
Characters
Spain Rodriguez; Fred Toote'; Tex; Old Man; Ed; Jocko; Vezay; Stanley
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

Now I Can Die In Peace (Table of Contents: 26)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Drew Friedman (credited)
Pencils
Drew Friedman (credited) (watercolor)
Inks
Drew Friedman (credited) (watercolor)
Letters
Drew Friedman (credited)

Parasitic & Polymorphous Perversity (Table of Contents: 27)

illustration / 4 pages (report information)

Pencils
Jonathon Rosen (credited)
Inks
Jonathon Rosen (credited)

First Bass (Table of Contents: 28)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Allen (credited)
Pencils
Doug Allen (credited)
Inks
Doug Allen (credited)
Letters
Doug Allen (credited)

Characters
Pawn Shop Owner; Luthier; Successful Businessman

The Pacemaker (Table of Contents: 29)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Juan Soto (credited)
Pencils
Juan Soto (credited)
Inks
Juan Soto (credited)
Letters
Peter Torpe (credited)

Characters
Mrs. Payne; Dr. Richards; Mike; Dr. Mandel

Obsessional Hints (Table of Contents: 30)

illustration / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Stéphane Blanquet (credited as Blanquet)
Pencils
Stéphane Blanquet (credited as Blanquet)
Inks
Stéphane Blanquet (credited as Blanquet)
Letters
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Lou Brooks (credited)
Inks
Lou Brooks (credited)

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover

This Way to Blab! (Table of Contents: 32)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
George Eisner (credited) (painting)
Inks
George Eisner (credited) (painting)
Colors
George Eisner (credited) (painting)
Letters
George Eisner (credited) (painting)

Indexer Notes

back cover